Google Play Music Family Plan Comes With Family Purchasing

Google App For iOS Updated To Add Support For 3D Touch And iPad Multitasking.

Google recently unveiled its family plan for Google Play Music, which costs just $15 monthly for up to six people to essentially share an account—though they all get individual profiles on Google Play, if they want, which allows them to keep their own libraries and playlists (to name a few features). In addition to new 3D Touch support for the iPhone, those with iPad have gotten Slide Over and Split View support, making it possible to put apps side by side for efficiency. “The Google app now supports Split View and Slide Over on iPad, so you can use it side by side with your other favorite apps.Google has released a much-needed update to its Google Play Movies & TV iOS app that endows the software with both HD streaming and cellular connectivity. Besides the resolution bump and expanded connection option, the app has gained third-generation Apple TV compatibility via AirPlay, according to the release notes. What’s interesting about this development is that two of the three features are not available to Android users, as the company focused on Apple-centric functions this time.

You’ll get an email notification each time a family member makes a purchase with the family payment method.” Google isn’t letting people purchase any hardware using the family payment plan, nor will you be able to add money to a Google Play account. Also reportedly new to this version, 2.0.7910, are recommendations from the Play Store as well as the ability to “search and wishlist any movie from the Play catalog to manage in your Google Play account.” Finally, the beleaguered app features a complete redesign in both its iPhone and iPad incarnations, possibly to help people forget that they once found it so distasteful. If you have more than one Chromecast Audio, you can now listen to the same song on multiple speakers throughout the home—a feature PCMag found lacking in the original product.

Apple has not disclosed how many tvOS apps are currently in its nascent Apple TV App Store, but third-party analytics firm, appFigures, estimates there are about 2,600 apps. And of course, just in time for the holiday shopping season, the info about the busiest times of local businesses allows users to gain the edge over other shoppers – those who don’t use the feature, that is.

According to MacRumors, the iOS App Store will start identifying which iOS apps have a tvOS component, similarly to how the store tells you which apps have Apple Watch versions.